• Flying SquidOP
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    849 months ago

    No. It’s an exaggeration. But the truth is still obscene:

    A 2021 Oxfam report found that collectively, the 10 richest men in the world owned more than the combined wealth of the bottom 3.1 billion people, almost half of the entire world population. Their combined wealth doubled during the pandemic.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_of_wealth

    • @[email protected]
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      159 months ago

      I do not understand why not a single politician has talked about THIS. Not in the US, not in Europe, I don’t hear any politicians about this. If they do, they’re whispering because this should be top 5 news next to climate change every day.

      • @return2ozma
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        139 months ago

        Bernie Sanders has entered the chat

      • @Branch_Ranch
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        99 months ago

        Bernie Sanders says this on a regular basis!

      • @Ensign_Crab
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        19 months ago

        I do not understand why not a single politician has talked about THIS.

        At least in the US, we saw what the “left” party did to the last guy who tried it.

        Twice.

    • @cybersandwich
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      69 months ago

      Poor defined as $10k-100k is pretty…odd? I don’t know that I’d define people making $100k as poor.

      • @SquishMallow
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        69 months ago

        Sure. But I think it’s still a worthwhile evaluation. 100k is not what it used to be by any means unless you are in a low col area.